MUMBAI : The Central Government is planning to set up an integrated transport planning authority for faster and comprehensive planning among multiple transport ministries such as highways, railways, and shipping & ports. This will enable corridor-based development and speed up connectivity works.

“There is a connectivity planning document for the next decade. Moreover, the government is in the process of planning an integrated transport planning authority, which will convert the current structure into a robust institutional framework that will be able to drive convergence and long-term planning across modes of transport,” R Lakshmanan, Joint . . .